Licensing and Activation Wiki Steps and Information

Steps and Information

What is the purpose of this information?

Traditionally, product activation has been through an activation key that an Organization distributed to all of its users. With the Subscription Entitlement Service (SES), product activation is managed by user sign in through the CONNECTION Client, which is installed on each machine that uses Bentley applications.

*Please note: At this time, not all Bentley applications are compatible with the Subscription Entitlement Service. Support for the Subscription Entitlement Service will be extended as new application versions are released. Please check back as new updates of your applications become available.

Account Administrator Instructions

License Configuration: Complete instructions for registering users, installing the CONNECTION Client, and configuring the Subscription Entitlement Service options
- How to ensure usage from only one user on a shared workstation: Instructions for configuring group policy to sign off disconnected users which could be logging Bentley product usage
- Subscription Analytics: Overview of a reporting portal that consolidates usage from both SELECTserver and the Subscription Entitlement Service
- SELECTserver/Subscription Entitlement Service hybrid environment FAQ: Answers to questions that may arise when running both SELECTserver-based and Subscription Entitlement Service-based products
- Subscription Entitlement Service FAQ: Answers to common questions concerning Subscription Entitlement Service administration

Product Activation for individual users

How to activate products under Subscription Entitlement Service: Step-by-step instructions for activating Subscription Entitlement Service products on client machines
Overview of the Bentley Licensing Tool: Instructions for viewing activation statuses, reserving licenses, importing license files, and configuring proxy settings for use with Subscription Entitlement Service products
How to select feature levels under Subscription Entitlement Service: Specific activation instructions for OpenFlows (Hydraulics and Hydrology) products
CONNECT Center Overview: Description of the CONNECT Center portal, including instructions for finding your administrator (point 3 under CONNECT Center Welcome Banner section)